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Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for Coventry and Warwickshire ICB

NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:11.

Opportunity overview

***THIS ADVERT IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT ONLY***<br/><br/>NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Coventry & Warwickshire ICB are seeking to carry out a market engagement event with those providers with suitable knowledge and experience to provide a Non-Emergency patient transport service for patients in the Coventry and Warwickshire area.<br/><br/>The main hospital sites covered by this service are University Hospital Coventry, Hospital of St Cross (Rugby), Warwick Hospital and George Eliot Hospital (Nuneaton). There is also a requirement to carry out cross-place and out of area transport requests as appropriate. It is intended that this service will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year with the successful provider working closely with acute, mental health and community healthcare settings to ensure capacity aligns with patient attendance patterns. It is anticipated that any contract let will be for an initial 5 years with an option to extend for a further 5 years. <br/><br/>Further details regarding this requirement can be found in the service specification which is available to download from the Atamis portal.<br/><br/>The ICB intends to hold a market engagement event on Tuesday 15th July at 9.30am. Providers are asked to register for the market engagement event via the following link: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome. There will be an opportunity for providers to request 1:1 appointments via the questionnaire which will be available on the Atamis portal. In addition, providers will be able to access a draft of the service specification (and associated appendices), draft service KPIs and activity data.

Classification

  • CPV85143000 — Ambulance services

Lots

  • ***THIS ADVERT IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT ONLY***<br/><br/>NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Coventry & Warwickshire ICB are seeking to carry out a market engagement event with those providers with suitable knowledge and experience to provide a Non-Emergency patient transport service for patients in the Coventry and Warwickshire area.<br/><br/>The main hospital sites covered by this service are University Hospital Coventry, Hospital of St Cross (Rugby), Warwick Hospital and George Eliot Hospital (Nuneaton). There is also a requirement to carry out cross-place and out of area transport requests as appropriate. It is intended that this service will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year with the successful provider working closely with acute, mental health and community healthcare settings to ensure capacity aligns with patient attendance patterns. It is anticipated that any contract let will be for an initial 5 years with an option to extend for a further 5 years. <br/><br/>Further details regarding this requirement can be found in the service specification which is available to download from the Atamis portal.<br/><br/>The ICB intends to hold a market engagement event on Tuesday 15th July at 9.30am. Providers are asked to register for the market engagement event via the following link: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome. There will be an opportunity for providers to request 1:1 appointments via the questionnaire which will be available on the Atamis portal. In addition, providers will be able to access a draft of the service specification (and associated appendices), draft service KPIs and activity data. Additional information: Please note that this notice does not bind either AGEM CSU or Coventry and Warwickshire ICB to any act, including but not limited to carrying out a procurement for the services described in this notice or in any accompanying documentation which may be made available to the market at this time. In the event that a procurement process is pursued following this notice, providers should note that it will be carried out under the requirements of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Furthermore, the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023, save for those requirements detailed in regulation 28 of the Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025, do not apply.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-055704
Status
planned
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Jul 2025, 00:00

Classification

Id
85143000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ambulance services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned
Description
***THIS ADVERT IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT ONLY***<br/><br/>NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Coventry & Warwickshire ICB are seeking to carry out a market engagement event with those providers with suitable knowledge and experience to provide a Non-Emergency patient transport service for patients in the Coventry and Warwickshire area.<br/><br/>The main hospital sites covered by this service are University Hospital Coventry, Hospital of St Cross (Rugby), Warwick Hospital and George Eliot Hospital (Nuneaton). There is also a requirement to carry out cross-place and out of area transport requests as appropriate. It is intended that this service will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year with the successful provider working closely with acute, mental health and community healthcare settings to ensure capacity aligns with patient attendance patterns. It is anticipated that any contract let will be for an initial 5 years with an option to extend for a further 5 years. <br/><br/>Further details regarding this requirement can be found in the service specification which is available to download from the Atamis portal.<br/><br/>The ICB intends to hold a market engagement event on Tuesday 15th July at 9.30am. Providers are asked to register for the market engagement event via the following link: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome. There will be an opportunity for providers to request 1:1 appointments via the questionnaire which will be available on the Atamis portal. In addition, providers will be able to access a draft of the service specification (and associated appendices), draft service KPIs and activity data. Additional information: Please note that this notice does not bind either AGEM CSU or Coventry and Warwickshire ICB to any act, including but not limited to carrying out a procurement for the services described in this notice or in any accompanying documentation which may be made available to the market at this time. In the event that a procurement process is pursued following this notice, providers should note that it will be carried out under the requirements of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Furthermore, the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023, save for those requirements detailed in regulation 28 of the Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025, do not apply.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG3

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-70386
Name
NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG33
Locality
Warwick
Postal Code
CV34 4DE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Westgate House Market Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board

Contact

Name
Michael Barlow

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Warwick · UKG33 · CV34 4DE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG3

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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